Military vehicle



I. ROY

MILITARY VEHICLE Jan. 8 1924.

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I. ROY

MILITARY VEHICLE Original Filed June 28 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A teams; I" orrica.

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maria nor, on PARIS, raaucn marrr vnmcnn llrlglnal application filed Juue 28, 19%, Serial No. 392,808. Divided and this application filed July 14? 1921. Serial 13o. scares.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LIariirn' Ror, a citizen of the Republic of France and residing at Paris, Seine Department, lilo. 12 Rue de la Rochefoucauld, in the Republic of France,

, have invented certain new and useful 1mwith a rod'61, sliding in a socket62. The

provements in Milita Vehicles, of v hich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to armoured cars, provided with a machine gun, or automatic rifle, and more particularly to those of the type described inthe copcnding application No. 392,308, filed June 28, 1920, and of which this application is a division.

The object of the invention is to provide means whereby the steering of the vehicle.

or the correct sighting or aiming of the machine gun or automatic rifle, maybe efiected whilst the driver remains completely protected. l

To this end, in the front part of the coni- 69 partment is disposed a recess containing an aiming bearing for a machine. gun, while a periscope disposed in the upper part 'is mechanically connected with the said machine gun whereby the latter can be aimed o sighted and the vehicle steered during the combat. The firing ammunition is placed near at hand so as to be readily brought into use.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate by way of example one embodi ment of the invention, Fig. 1 is a. longitudinal vertical section of the front portion of the vehicle. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing a portion of the mechanism in elevation. .Fig. 3 is a secti nal view taken along the line 3-3 of-Fig. 2. Fig.4 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transverse grectional view taken along the line 5--5 of ig. 3. The end of the automatic gun is laced opposite an opening 55, and is provide with a spherical part 55 adapted to close the said opening'in all positions of the Thesaid end -is ivoted in av brac et' 55" by means of a horizontal mile 55", the said bracket being capable of pivoting on a sup port 55" fixed to the vehicle body.

An arm 41 is fixed to the barrel rifle. the said arm being connected, through the intermediary of a ball and socket ioint,

latter socket is an extension of a lever 63 I prism two black lines forming a cross. of the The said lever 67 may pivot around an horizontal-axis 67, inte al with the arm 68 depending from thermg 69, which may Igotiate in the support 69 fixed tothe vehicle The ring 69 carries by means of two trunnions 69 a' ring 70 integral with the periscope '71, and the'said ring is integral with an extension 70v on which is articulated a connecting rod 70 articulated to the lever 67;

The said periscope may rotate around a vertical axis which is that of the ring 69, and at the same-time may pivot around a horizontal axis constituted by the trunnions b v In order to facilitate operation, the weight of the gun is preferablybalanoed by a counter-weight 7O to which it is connected by means of a cable 70 passing over guiding pulleys 70.

Y Under these conditions, the movements of therifle control those of the periscope in the following manner Supposing the gun stock? to be" brought from the operators right to the central position, the coupler 62 will make, a similarmovement, and in consequence the coupler .65 will be moved in the-opposite direction,

" should the gun be inclined, the lever 67' pivots round the axis 67 and its movement is transmitted to the ring 70 through the connecting rod 70 whereby the pivoting of the periscope around the trunnion 69? is caused. z v 1 In order to facilitate the sighting operation, it-"is advisable to draw upon the upper Claims: 1. In a motor vehicle, the combination pf anarmoured vehicle body, a gun mounted for horizontal and. vertical swinging movement, a eriscope, a piv'cted support for the said periscope, including two journaled shafts perpendicular to each other, and driving meansfor transmitting the gun movements to the periscope, these means comprising a rod having its ends in the\form of coupling portions, a ball and socket support secured to the vehicle body and hav'in the said rod mounted therein, an arm rigi 1y secured to the machine 11, a shaft pivoted on this arm and slida le in one of the coupler ends of the said rod, a second arm rigidly secured to the base of the peris'cope, and a shaft pivoted on this second arm and slidable in the other coupler endof the said rod.

2. In a motor vehicle, the combination of an armoured body, a gunadaptedito be pointed by hand and mounted for universal movement, a periscope, a pivoted support for the said periscope adapted to allow horizontal turning and vertical tilting movement, and an articulated system formed of rigid rods connecting the gun with the perisoope and adapted to maintain the periscopc in the direction of firing. a

3. In a motor vehicle, the combination of an armoured body, a gun adapted to be 1,4so,sos

pointed directly by hand and mounted for universal movement, a periscope, a pivoted support for the saidperiscope, said support rod, an arm rigidly connected with the gun,

an axis pivoted to this arm and sliding in one of the coupling portions of the said rod,

another arm rigidly connected with the peri,

scope support and an axis pivoted to this other arm and sliding in the other coupling portion of said rod.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of a subscriblng wltness.

IRENE RoY.

Witness: v

MAURICE Roux. 

